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')'"Njh'NATIONAL REPUBLICAN.PakUiM Dtllr, IhbUji UffHBY W. J. MUUTAOH OOOIOKOI M. WsDTON, IDITOs).i i isar The pabliotlicra oBot of ths JvaliOMiipuNdwn 1 t the northeast oorner of D andSeventh stmt, teona oor, over W. D. Bhtpssrd'e stors. aatranoe on Seventh strtst.Tiesdar, April 1, 1MI.tsr- Beadlasj latUr amy stage.-?OMmi FOa TUB DAILY If AT10FI AllRBPCBLICAN TO gOLDlER.A PAPER THAT EVERY SOLDIER SHOULDHAVE.We bare been Induced to offer our daily pa-1per to soldiers, who shall form clubs, at thefollowing low rates :1 copy, months $1.606 copies, 4 months. : COO10 copies, 1 months 10 00All oyer ten copies, at the rate of one dollarper copy for four months.pf The names must always be accompaniedwith tne money.snV Write the names distinctly, and givethe company and the number of the regiment.pW The papers will be mailed to one name,or the names will, be written separately, It desired.Oitsidi A variety of news, In addition tomiscellaneous matter.COTTON HOr KINO,The published debate la the rebel Senate,March 12, upon the proposition to prohibit theplanting of cotton this year, brought out thereluctant admission that " cotton" Is no longer" king," In the sense la which the secessionpoliticians hovo claimed royal prerogatives forthat useful plant It Is discovered, at last, thatit may be produced In maay quarters, and thatthe South has only held the markets of thoworld by producing it abundantly and cheaply.These gentlemen hare discovered anotherthing, upon which we have been Insisting fora year past, that Great Britain desires nothingto cordially as the entire ruin of the cottoncultivation In America, and that she never hadthe slightest desire to raise the Southern blockade for the sake of getting cation. That wasa pretext merely. The real cause of the withof the British politicians for the success of theSouthern rebellion was anil Is their Jealousyof our great and increasing power as a unitednation. That has been the difficulty, and notcotton at all. Her policy for twenty years hasbeen to stimulate the production in India olall she wants. Independence of the Americancotton planters is one of her fixed maxims, andshe la the last Power In the world likely tocome to their relief. They see It now, andwould have seen It beforo but for the judicialmadness which has led to their present ruin.We make the following extracts from the debate In the rebel Senate :Mr. WIgfall, of Texas, said be was not surethat It waa good policy for us to neglect raising cotton. Unless we continue to raise thestaple In abundance, England would foster Itscultivation, and after the war It would be dlfflcult for us to monopolize the markets of theworld. If we raised no cotton In 1862, itwould keop the price up so high that it wouldfiay the other nations of the world to Investargely. This Is tho policy most desired byEnglish statesmen, and It is that which has prevented JUie raising the blockade.Mr. avarnwell, of South Carolina, was notprepared to abandon the cultivation of cottonunder any circumstanced, though he admitted agreat deal of labor should be bestowed uponthe production of supplies, especially at thisjuncture. On the cultivation of cotton andincrease of supplies for market depends notonly our sources of wealth, but our Importanceand consequence and weight with foreign natlooi. All our Interests appeal to us never togive It up. We must raise it, hold it, and fighttor it. We must let the world know that wehave It, and that we wilt sell it cheap, and thatwe will fight to keep ft from our enemy andto protect it. We should not only protect ourselves against our enemy, we should not giveour sole strength to the production of articlesof subsistence, but we must keep up the cultivation of that which gives us position In thoworld as nations, and bv which wo will controlthe world. We must have a monopoly of all themarkets. We begin lo Hod out that we havenot a monopoly, that cotton can be producedelsewhere. Plentiful crops, low prices, andsuperiority of the article will alone achieve ourends. These, at the end ot the war, will givena our former preponderance.Mr. Hunter, of Virginia, said that thepolicy which diminishes the supply of cotton will hold out no Inducement for England to break up the blockade, lly keeping cotton scarce and high, its productionIs stimulated la other countries. India for Instance. If we are denied admission to the markets for several years and the price is kept upto 25 or to 30 cents, see what powerful Incentives are given to its production uUewhercTo bring about thU state of things, and to become the main producer is the aecret of allBritish legislation. This stimulates the plantersIn their tropical colonies to raise cottoo underany disadvantage otherwise their Interests asmanufacturers would have compelled them toraise the blockade. Cotton Is a source ofpower and Influence only so long as wa canraise and keep It in vast quantities at lowprices.air. Scmmes, of Louisiana, hal long sinceabandoned the Idea that cotton is klog, lie badarrived at the conclusion that this was a mistake. We have tested the powers of King Cotton, and have found him to be wanting. lVsmust now abandon all dependence on foreignintervention. England never will interfere,because It Is not to her Interest Kather thanmake war with the United stales, she wouldconvert her Government Into nn eleemosynaryfor the maintenance of her hordes of starringoperatives. She would do this because it wouldbe cheaper, and because the darling projects ofher statesmen could be fostered, and cotton beproduced In her colonies.Mr. WIgfall acknowledged that cotton wasnot king, but merely the badge of royalty toto him who possessed It This was the reasonEngland abstained from raising air blockadeShe wished to see us destroyed as cotton producers, so that she could become raiser as wellu spinner, and thus command the world.pm United States sixes now sell at about95, having risen from 88 within a few weeks.They would be at par to-day, but for the Issueof notes bearing an interest of seven and threetenths per cent. Until those notes boar a premium, the sixes must remain below par. We pretested earnestly, but in rata, Against the grantof authority by Congress lo lbs Treasury tooner more than six per cent, for sooner. Weforesaw then all the consequences of enlerinjaipot tfj.it unfortunate policy.BLitxwook for March has already made lisweVosaMppearanoii upon our taole. Amongits IsajK articles wo find a very Interestingone deroted to Lord Castltrcagb; another uponthe Characteristics of Language; and besidesthese several poems and songs by David Win-gate, any one of which la worth the price ofe number. It may be bad of Hudson Taylor,aMPenntylvanla avenue.tub nnvKKKD MPOUROBD rnon..try f ntwiiuni. v- rWe hire read with surprise tone editorialartlces la the New Yoik papers, la relation tothe condition if our wounded soldiers Just artltod ltNw York from tho city of Newborn.Toe ftrnet heads on of these nrtlclcs"AChaOcrfor the Charitable," and appeals to the "benevolenoe" of New Yorkers to come forth and fireoar soldiers attention and help. Now, we res-pectful.y .ubmlt that there ha. bn enough c.thla begging and appealing to the "charlU-1hie" In behalf of our alck and wounded, (;persona who pnt contributions received furthat purpoee into their own pockets. No goveminent ever made auch comfortable provllou for lla tick and wounded soldiers a ours;and the editor of the Timts, Mr. Henry J.Raymond, now absent from his editorial chairat Albany, knows this from personal obscrralion, and hu taken occasion, more than once,to administer severe rebukes to "a commission"that now evidently seizes upon the fact of thearrival of Ibese wounded from Newborn to re.Iterate Its chsrgea of "want of system," and-inattention" to our men on the part of theGovernment, and to recommend that lis ownorganization be foisted on the support of theWar Department, and employed to do its work.We havo hinted beforo at this espensive desireon 'he part ol this commission. Us secretaryand prlmo agent la now in New York. The7ttnes has his plan, and proposes that an expensive egency be established at differentpoints. Here Is the scheme In Its own words:41 An extraordinary commission should bo atonce appointed at all place. where suchservices aro needed. As for the means tosupport such a commission, If thay aro not already provided for by law, or are not withinthe power of the War Department, which teecannof bclievs," Ac itc.The Tunes indulges In the old flings at ' thepresent army organlzition," to be found ucffiotfum In the pamphlets of this "commission,"and which the facts and the experiences of thiswar have persistently disproved, and proceedsto hold "the Department" responsible for thetrrival from Newbern of eighty wounded men"on a cold, blustering March night," withoutfood, clothing, Burgeons, or anybody to takecare of them, and says it Is not right Cortalnly It is not right. And we may ask whywere these few wounded men sent whilo theirwounds were bleeding, to New York at all,but especially at this time, "on a cold, bluster.tog March night," from one of the loveliestlittle cities in North Carolina, which the commanding general of the division to which theybslonged had Just taken possession, with its" nice hospital," which the Times speaks or,and Us comfortable and commodious dwellingsdeserted by the rebels I These wounded menwere not ordered to New York by the War Department or tho Medical Department, nor didthey know anything whatever of their arrivalat New York until It was announced in thenewspapers.There seems to have beeu uo reason at allfor sending them to Now York " In cold, blustering" weather, with their wounds open, andcertainly there waa little humanity in (endingthem "without food, bandage, changes ollinen," Ac, Ac. No general would go into anaction without maklog atiple provision far biswounded Government ollowt him carlsblmche for this. Tho number of our woundedat Newbern was not vast, and the supplies atband in the city, besides the general's ownresources, would provide amply for a fargreater number. Theta men were sent to NewYork by ordor of Brigadier General Foster.The reason does not appear. It Is too earlyyetto removewounded men north, and there teemsto hare been no need of It la this case. TbeMedical Department arc making ample arrangeinenta for the transmission of the sick andwounded to northern climates, and will beready for Ihelr reception when the properlime for their reception toineB A MedicalBoard from the Department Is now In NewYork, making preparations to this iffdctThey may hare lc and snow in New York yet,and it would be well for brigadier generalswho ttko poesea on of comfortaVe rebelquarters, to locate their sick with their ownsurgeons for the present.The following from the New York Tribute,proves how little the YJ'nej knew of the failsof the subject of whLh It treals so imploringly ;IIlUHTAL AU4VV.0D1T1OMJ full SlCX ANDWoimied Souuziu A rotiuporary havingaaserted there baa been no proper and sufficientprovision made for the care and comfort ofwounded and sick soldiers passing through thiscity, we have takn pains to Inquire into thematter, and learn the following facts. TieState iA Hew York has mad a Bpeclal arrangement with the trusted of the New York hoBpiUi for tho care ot alt sicfc: and wonnded soldiers belonging to the volunteer regiments oftbiahtate. Special nurses are emraired. andthe patients are under the care of Drs. McK-ftanu iiogan i ne uenerai uovernmsm navealso a contract with the trus'rea ef thehosDital for the ro'eplloo of eoldlers passIng through the clt, (0 the nninbcr of300 or mora at any one Unu. Thu'e will boreadily admitted upon the application of theproper persons, w nere me uiucss or injuriesare not too severe, it Is desirable that the (oldieri should bo sent on lo the S'ates to whichtbey beloDg, as soon as piuu-lble. The woundedsoldiers from Newbern, who arrived on Tuesday night, were expected at the hospJUl, andwould nave received all proper care and attention, but as nearly all of the men were able anddetirous of returning home with the least delay,it was dimmed advisable to quarter them at thePark Barracks, std but five of the number weresent to the hospital, ttiir are ample accommodation) for S00 patUnta at the uosfltal, whileat present there are but about 300 inmates Itwill therefore be sien that the Government hasnot been necllsei t of Its dilv In this resnect.and all seldiexs likely to require hospital accommodations In paalog through Ihe city willue aaequamy proviuea ior ai ims inauwwon.In connection with Ibis subject, wo have received the following, to which we cheerfullygive place:Swiuxil Aid for our iroumfed floldiers JittunUn'j from the JinitltjitUl The surgeons connect! u wuu tn dinrreut hospitals ot new l nnund Brooklyn, and tloe who have served Inthosn institutions as naUlaots, ns well bD otherpractitioners of eurgtry, are Invited to attenda meeting at the New York hospiUl this dayi(Friday) at 2J o'clock, to adopt measures foruttordiug surgical aid to the wounded soldierson thcii arrival and during their stay In Ihecity.ViiKkrivK Miiit, M.ll.AltxiMitn II Stivk.so, M. II jNow, let this ambitious ' cotnmisiUn,'' auxlous lor the funds of the War Department, whohave the ear ot Its becretary, and who haveulrrepresented and assailed the Medical Bureau chiefly because Its head would not lendhis 'auction to their schemes on the treasury,wait until their services ate really needed as anauxiliary to the Medical Bureau lu establishingexpensive agencies at every city in the Union.MZZTINU Ot TUIS EXECUTIIIS COMUITTtiThere will be a meeting of the Committee ofthe Washington Lecture Association, at theIlepuUium oftico, to-night, at B o'clock.Kimira or inoi. budd akd othimAT XOIQURO I1LTT, ILOWDi.The mnboat Bienville arrived at the navvyaid yesterday, with the bodies of Lieut. Buddand Aotlng Haalcr Mather, killed In the affairdescribed In the following extract from a dii-patch received at the Navy Department, fromCom. Dupont, dated March 21 :"I ordered the Penguin, Acting Muter Commondial T. A. Budd. and the Henry Andrew.Acung nailer o. w. miner, to proceed to inu... Y. . .. 4. .. . 'a.....SfiEfi iZJTStwSZthe latter tocroee the bar, eatabllah an Inaideblockade, caoture anv rebel vessels there, andluara irom incenaiarum large quantities oilive osx lumner on tne uovernment janas, ontand ready for shipment, to which the Department naa cauea my attention." Oa reaching here myself on the 22d Inst,I was boarded by the executive officer of therenguin.ana iniormea tnai unit, uommanaIng Budd, with Acting Mas'er Mather, had organized an expedition from the two vessels,and had moved southward, through the Inlandpassage leading Into Mosquito Lagoon, passingSmyrna, with four or five light boats, carryingin an some lorty urea men." Soon after this resort, which I beard withanxiety, the results were developed. It appearsthat alter going some fifteen or eighteen mileswithout any incident, and while on their relurnand In eight of tho Henry Andrew the orderol the line being no longer observed the twocommanding officers, quite In advance, landedunder certain earthworks (which bad beenabandoned or never armed) near a dense groveor live oak, with underbrush. A heavy andcontinuous fire was unexpectedly opened uponthem from both covers. Lieut. Com'g Buddand Actine Master Mather, with three of thefive men composing the boat's crew, were killed ;too remaining two were wounaea ana msanrlsoners." As the other boats came up they were nlsourea into, ana suuerra more or less, ine rearboat of all had a bowllrrr, wh'cb, however,could not be properly secured or worked; theooat not heiog uuca lor toe purpose, anu couiatherefore be ol little use Tbo men had to seekcover on shore: but as soon as It wasduk. Actios Master Mcintosh returned to the boats.brought away the body of one of the crew whobad been kllleu. alt me arm, ammunition anaflag, threw the howitzer into the river, passedclose to the rebel nickels who hailed, butelic-ited no reply, and arrived safely on board thenenry Andrew." On bearing of this untoward event, 1 dlreeled Commander Rodgers to send off thelaunch and cutlers of this ship (the Wabah) tothe support ot Ihe Andrew. Two boats crossed the bar at midnight, and the next morningthe vessel was hauled close up to Ihe scene cfthe late attack, nut no enemy couia oe aircovered." The bodies of Lieutenant Budd and ActingMaster Mather were received under a fUg oftruce, and the commanding officer, a CaptainHint, wno nau come irom a camp aiaaisiancr,made some show of courtesy by returning puoers and a watch, as If ashamed of this nodeof warfare ; f r these were the very trooptbat, witn sumcleot rorce, means, ami materialfor a respectable dclencc, had Ingloriously fledirom &t Auguuine on our approaco."Baltiuoke and Ohio IUilboid We republish, to day, an article upon Ihe opening of thisroad, from tho Baltimore Anvrlcan. We concur with that paper In acknowledging Ihe immense BsrviccB ot the new Secretary of War,services by no means limited to this particularmatter of restoring the old connection of BUtlmorc and Washington with the West, but nedo not endorse, what few will fail lo eeo Is Intended to bo implied, that tbo late Secretary ofWar kept the Balllinoic and Ohio railroadclosed, in order lo increase the business endprofits of the Baltimore and Harrisburg road,in which ho Is largely interested. We knowthat that Is the opinion a'most universally heldin Baltimoro. Not Improbably, also. It Is generally ucqulesced In by tho country, but Ihefoundation upon which it rests, never appearedto ua quite sure.Undoubtedly, the abandonment for monthsto a contcmptlblo enemy of the valley ol theShenandoah, with its command of tbe course ofa great military routo to tbe West, was altogether unac:ountable. But was It any more cothan permitting the Potomac river to be blockaded for five months, by a lorce known all thewhile to be ready tn run at a moment's notice,and the chief scat of whoso strength bristledwith nothing more formidable than charredpine wooden guns with chalked muzzles T I itnecessary to hunt up In tho personal Intoristsof Geo. Cameron, tho explication of a pirtlcular fact, which is only one of a whole casi offacta! Must we not seek tbo true expllcallcnIn something which will account for a)l whichbaa been done hero on the Potomac fOLTiATa run Wisuinoton Somo of ourcontemporaries, we observe, refer to the railroad now built Irsst Alexandria lo Leeaburg,u promising, by au extension from Lxcsburgto Harper's Ferry, a new outlet for Washington to the West That road, known as theHampshire and Loudoun Rtilroad, was theenterprise especially of Alexandria, and njaybe expected to be resumed and pushed lo Itscompletion, upon the restoration of peace andprosperity. Georgetown and Washington mayhave connection with it by a brunch. Thisla all feasible, and vll) doubtless be realizedIn due lime, but expectations of that sort donot detract Irom the importance of tbe otherproposed connection with the Baltimore andOhio Ralroad, at the Point of Rocks, andthrcugh Maryland territory. A road throughVirginia and ca tbe south sldo of the Potomac,hu elements of uncwrlcioly ulicut it whichneed not be commented upon.E".I)lif, fijK AuiiiTiov One great reconvmendalloo of the piopujitlon to abolish slaveryin this District, is, that it win frmlm" ":'ci'inj agllalion of that piut Ion. jIf slarcry Is abolished, nobody will proppsuto restore It, but so long ae it is suffered tocontinue, rpp shall bare constant remonstrances,debates, and controvert- arout it. i.et usabolish II, not gradually, but at out aud completely, and that bone of contention will beforver removed.We iirge tbfs view, upon those especially,who appreciate to yalu a of qnlet and harmony.We can never have ellhei, eo loo; as the subject matter of disquiet and discord remalss.The way to get rid ol agitation and agitators,Is lo remove the thing which cuuscs the agitation Nobody has anything to lose by it, except the pro-slave rv demagogues, who will findtheir occupation gone, when tb,re aro no moreslaves to quarrel aboutA PM ion "Pjrson Bbowmiw." Amongtho many testimonials of kind feeling towardsthe patriot martyr of Kast Tennessee, It is proposed by his New York friends to give hint a" Hoe's last fast " with which to uproot tbe lastvestige of secession at bis old home. He hasbeen Invited to make Ihe Astor House hit homeu long u be remains In New York. His notesof the rise and decline of secession in Tennessee, will take the name of "Brownlow'sBook."A Nkw Govi.unok run Utah. blvpheu S.Uardleg, of Indiana, was yesterday confirmedby tbe Senile as Governor of Utah.NoaTjl Cisotiii. II would appear from thefact of ihe occupation of , Beaufort and Washlogton, 'since the battle of Newbern, Ibat theImmediate, objest of Geo. llurnslde has notbeen to advance' Into the Interior and cut offthe railroad connection of the Virginia rebelarmy with the South, but to occupy the coastof North Carolina. As, at the last reporteddates, he was still acting under lb instructionsr n. UirfiuiUn il till veneral-ln-chlefof the army, ws mly'lnfeTfrom Ms' mo?fmenls, that the popular notion that enmag cmthis railroad connection was a part ot what hasbeen called " the plan," was IncorrectCourLinm. Writers from our forces on thsTennessee report that our soldiers complainbitterly of having been cooped up many dayson board steamers, and of the delay (a advancing upon Corinth, when the enemy Is concentrating a large number of troops. The generalImpression In our army there, is that there hubeen an egrrglous lack of energy In takingadvantage of the rebel panic, consequent uponthe fall of Fort Donelson, and that the leraltwill be, that wo shall be forced to fight somebloody bal ties, which might have been avoided.Sums. Tho progress ot shams is likelyenough to terminate In the y ar 1862, In a litterof boous (Halts, got up for the occasion and fora variety of pnrposes and with a variety of results. We may have, even before the SommerIs over, braces of gentlemen asking for admbeion Into the Senate, who would not dare toshow themselves among their constituents, except under cover of tho United States armyWhat sort of a Congress we shall have, if thedoors aro opened to that sort of material, It Itcosy enough to foresee.sv- In Ihe rebel Congress, the Senate hasvoted down the resolution of the nouse againstplanting more cotton this year. Tbe majorityof the rebel Senators maintained that it wasthe interest of Ihe South to have cotton abundant and cheap, In order to prevent l's cultivation elsewhere.Consul to Nice The Sonata, In executivesession, yesterday, confirmed the nomination byIhe President of Hon. William Slade as Consulto Nice. Mr. Slade has been for a number ofyears a leading politician in Northern Ohio, andIs a son of tbe late Gov. Slade, of VermontCllILl EvOINLKRS IN THK Na V. The follOWlog gentlemen have been appointed chief engineers in the navy: William C. Wheeler, Francis C. Dade, William S. Stamm, William J.Lamdin, Mortimer Kellogg, Andrew J. Klcrs led,and John A. Greer.fiS- L. C. Baker, of the Government detective police, was yesterday appointed by the WarDepartment a special agent to take chargo ofall abandoned rebel property In Virginia.fi9 A dispatch from Manassas, March 29,sas:Thekorso'bt Lieut King, of tho Fourth orMllery, and nephew of Gen. King, was poisonedlast night A bottle of strychnine was foundamong Ihe rebel forage abandoned in the vicinity of Warrenton Junction.A secret meeting of the secessionists washeld at Fairfax Court-House last Wednesdaynieht.Several of the troops have been killed by therebel avmnathizers in the neighborhood of theCourt House during the week. Steps havebeen taken to detect tbe perpetrators, and toprevent a similar occurrence.Gl. HiTCHcocx. It is understood that Ger.Illkhcock has recontldered his first determination, and will accept tho position of msjorgeneral.plflha statement tbat tbo eeat of '(Jen.Lane, as Senator from Kansas, la lo be lurthercontested, is without any foundation. Ue is notto be further persecuted in tbat way.S-Thc Baltimore und Ohio Railroad Itopened to-day for travel lo the Ohio river, andis slid to be now in excellent order throughits whole length.Wjuuiimjton, (N. C) A correspondent oftho IJalllniore .Sun, says :" The expedition sent to Washington wu acomplete success. Washington is, for NorthCarolina, a smart little village, located ut thebead ot Pamlico Sound, near Ihe mouth of Tarriver. The ex peditiou consisted of about 1 ,000men, with an escort of gunboats. Two companies of the Massachusetts 21st landed andtook tbe town I The stars and stripes werenailed to a tiee beforo lie court house, and leltthere. Tbe citizens received the 'invaders'without any apparent excitement or apprehension some few expressing Union sentiments,while the mass bad nothing to saj either way.After holding Urn place one day, and gathering all the loornutfon possible, the expedition returned lo Ijewlj 'rn " vsssss:BuiilKU 0'as.vo.s liEtol ititiit Tho followingdispatch, dated Manassas, March 20, has beenreceived :Conductor Franks lo day look out a largeexcuision party to Manassas, consisting 01 Col.Baker, of Ihe Government detective police,with a number of other cfficials, uucompanledby their ladles. The telegraph lit es weru completed to.Wnrrenton Junction last night, andare working admirably. The Colonel, this arternoon, found five cannon, which tbe rebelshad buried about n mile and a half beyond theJunction It appears that the car broke dowu.and tbe guns were tumbled off to one side ofthe track and burled, and the ground smoothednicely over them. Three of them are Iron, tbeotner nrass, me neaviesi weighing lortysixhundred pounds Tbe guns will be taken toAlexandria lo IrfOfrlt "A New Pal Kit bu been started at Honolulu,Sandwich Islands, by nttlve printers, and luIhe native language. The following item of0,? vs Jl selscted from its columns ai of generaland positive interest:"Ualoho mal makou I ka poo shuamakllaulla I ka hoomakabon oka Watiine otcn f.ua eno a ml I knma kukul a ma kllaues; nolali pahalee oiai e noonaueui mai net i na rnnau."Wo understand that some of the prominentlnloo inep of Western-Viiginia intend lo urgeupon General Fremont, who is now in the city,me importance oi arreeimg iwo or loreo nunareil ot tha leadlnir secsslonlsts of this sectionof thu State, and holding ihem as hostages furthe rcleasu of the Union mm arrested aod 1m.prisoned in Richmond und other places.WhttUny ( Vii ) InttVlijmetr.Emancipation in WkoTzh Vhiuima A large-meeting ol the people oi upsnur couuly, Western Vlrrlnb. was recently held at Buekhannon, to take Into consideration what should betheir action u regard to the adoption of theconstitution teccnlly adopted Ijy thu conventionat Wheeling, for tbo new Stato ol Wcstprn Virginia. Resolutions weru adopted endorsingand nocoptlog tbe President's emwolpalloupolicy. Slucn rnwusissm was maniicstea,Cosvs.ithiuss The Boston Trad Juurnuisays: " Probably a larger number or conversion have taken placo among our soldiers,during the present season of inaction, thanamong any equal number of persons clsewheroin the country.LATEST MmRAPHr,' ' '"' " ' ,' j i? r I 'The Wounded -at Winchester.THIUt BAD IBXATHntT COsTTIADICTlD.OENTMTIEEDS'IIKCOVKHJBI) 1fssT -JF!I!SlJZsstodaMiWiNCHssra, starch SI. The report, that thswounded in the tat battle at this p'ace wenneglected, Is pronounced by Snrgeon C. O.Keeney, medloal Inspector, U. S. A , to be totally unfounded. He was ordered hit r bythe surgeon general, to Investigate tho hospitaland surgical departments, and, If necessary, toremove the wounded to Washington, Baltimore, or elsewhere ; but he reports that tbeyare all well quartered and well treated by thesurgeons ot the division, and that they an generally doing well. De niggests tbat It wouldbe Inhuman lo remove them to other places attho present time.Surgeon Keeney, having plenary powers,his sent the sick to Frederick, to make roomfor the wounded. WGeneral Shields hu so far recovered u tobe able to rlar't for Slruburg to-moirow.Soma firing was beard by officers In titrasburg yesterday, which teemed apparently Intho rear of Jackson's rendezvous.The cause of" the firing Is yet unkoown.,rMOJU Misaovnr.Important Special Order!Gen. Curtis Cites Liberty toThree Slates who had been Employed in the Mtebet Service !St. Loud, Msrch Si, Gen. Curtis bu l-sueda special order directing that three coloredmen formerly slaves employed In the rebel service, and who were taken u contraband of war,are hereby confiscated, and not being neededfor the public service of this Government, arepermitted lo pass the Federal pickets northwaid.and are foreveremanolpited from tbe service ol their masters, who have allowed tl em loaid In the efforts to break up the GovernmentFrom Winchester.Wiwuijrrzn, March 30 The followlrg, whonere wounded in ino late battle, uteu yesterusyand to day, and wero burled by Caplaln VanA'derman:Michael Martin and Jacob Wolfe, of iheSixty-scvcnlb Ohio; George Gardiner, of thel oureeenin jnutaoa: usxnown, oi ine'iwcniyninth Ohio; Via Whlteway, or the ThirteenthIndlina. and Grace Jarkson. of the Twentv-sevrnth Ohio. Tbe following died of fever: 11.L. Brown, Eighth Ohio; Wallaie Colburn,sevmin unio; ii ft. iiunce, uignin uuio oonydelivered to nil friends; James Gordou Evans,rebel comnanv C. Twcntr first Virginia.Previous tn tho foregoing, our lo,s strod 10.1killed own died ol their wounds, only a liwof tbe details nf the rtglmcntal reporta hive jetbeen received. Offing lo tho dlstanci andscattered positions of tho regiments, Ibrce orfour days will elapse befure a full list of nameswill be received.Ihe wounded are now eonUlned in two liesnitals, and arc under the imm'dlati charge ofDr. it. isryant, tieaicai Director oi onieiassdivision. About 230 sick and wounded havebeen lent to Froderlck. biziy or tbo reblwounded havo been taken from the hospitalsand placed In the houses of their mends, onparole to report on their lecovery to tbe ws-.est commanding officer of our forces.Our wounded aro reported as generally doingwen. rney number nere aooui suu.Col. Annisahel. cf Ibe First Virginia cavalrr,rendered great aid to Col. Kimball, and was Intbe hottest or tbe ogbt le bu just been n -formedof his acquittal ot tbe charge of cowardlrr, brought against him by the late Gen'lLander.Our cavalry tn day brought lu two guerillasfrom Hampshire, one of tbem belonging toSheet a mouniea miiiua.The following Is a complete list of the killedor tho Firth Ohio:Privates Pleasant A. Brown, J W. Nychous,Charles Gill, Wm II. Boztnt, Henry HIU. Mar.tin Halley, Henry bipper, l'e er llnpel, Wm. B.Msjors; Corporal Charles lalbotl; David Johnson, J B Sheridan, Thomas B. Ordell; CaptainGeo. B. Whitcnm; Sergeant David Johnson.Wounded First Lieut Thomas Starchinan;Sergeants Elwin Swain and Frederick Fash;Privates Patrick Maloney, Jacob Kaust, PeterKeefort, James Simpson, slight; James Craig,slight; Daniel McDougall, BlightPrivates -John C Cllghf n, Wm. Miller, Pblllip Llppart, John Nolan, Wm. Frank, JoepbGoodall, Joseph Hunter, Alonzo Vile, Frederlek Lamporsblck, P. D Hollow. Alfred Coleman, slight, Alonzo Colloban, Charles PeetTeddy Vaughn, Mirlln ll'.w, H. A DileanjCorporal Henry Teal, Corporal Charles Lsff,Corporal Henry Gaslrlll, Corporal John O.Klinonds; Wm P. Sandy, Thor. Arken, andJos. Cord. 'J Addil1onal-110JiPcnnylranla,W.II.Rcckbergcr. ' 'Gen Shields contl),ny to Improve.'.I 1 s ..to Actlvn operation,. VetCairo, March 30. There is nothing linporlant yet from Ihe Tennessee river. It Is not expeeled that actlvo opt rations will commenceuntil Ibe prriral of Si 11' army unless ourforces are attacked by Beauregard.SV-Washlngton Eiltnllfla Association.A meetlrg cf this Auculation Kill be bel I at the Hallof the Ucorgetown Ms dical College, corner of F aodTwe'fth streets, on till tluesday) evening, at 8o clock Drl 1 I.OOlin.rrcstdeotortlio Ass clstlon wilt read a pap-r on "CorreUWoa andConservation of toroea In Ktrmeatatlon " Admls loaFree t) cllUens and strarg rsII I.. IIOSMKK,apl-'t JlacordlDg SecretaryS3-The Ladles' tsstlval assil Talr atAllKKlt'S HAM, will continue tills wcik.wlthadditional tttraotltm'. Kelresbments of all kindsUseful and fancy articles tt moderate prices. Admlttasce 10 cents P Jarar Drake's Plantation nitlirs. S. T.1881 ft Invigorates, stisogtliena aod purifiesIhe srstem,l a perfect sppellur, and the mostaereesblo and erTeotual tonic in the world It heimnoscd of the celebrated CalUiya bark, rcotsherbs, and pare tit Croix rum 1'artlrnlatlyulinted ludellcste femilrs. cures Dyspepsia andWeakness, and Is Just tbe thing for ths changes ofstas.ips I old Dy all grccers, arugsui, uoicix, wjsaloons I- 11- vieAier. eu ,sp ia,u Vt Broidwsy, N, T.kv- Dlasonte Notice. . Bpeclal Comma.nloillou of Union Lodge, U l , will be h,ld at thealcxindila Washington Lodge K'-om, this (Tuesdsy) evening, tt 7 o clock 1 lie i rtternity are cordlslly Invited lo attendTte last toat for Alexandria will leave Wulhlngton from f e foot of Stvenlh street, at 8 o'o ock, andwill a-rlve la time for visitors to attend' JUS llOHl.N'TIIAL, beo'y()y order r.O.l'atika.Vir.M spl-llvlicll NQtlpeUa apd after Tuesday,April I,18S2, the train i e.n Iks Baltimore and OhioItall'oad will commence lu nl'f dally, (Sundaysexcepted,) leaving tats Blslloo at 7 41 a m , andconnecting at Washington Junction with MailTrain for all ptrlsof the Watt rta Wheeling or1'arkeriburx Throuih tickets told and biggagtcheoked W.f. 8UUH,M of Transi ortallon II ar O It Itapl-dtf (otaraUlobrJTOIUlT-ilViaCTH CONQRESSH avSONDBov3SION. "J t; IN BHNATK. j9'I Momht, Marsh Sl, UotAi,-aavSlW pThe following were presented atxl arfcro'nrl-otely referred:from ciutens ex Wisconsin, ror a generalbankrupt law.From citizens and workmen of Earner'sFarrv Armorv. remonitratlna? arainit the re-naval of the national armory at that place.From citizens oi tsicnigan, praying ror ueestablishment of null routs by land, Insteadof by ths usual water routes, during tbe wintermonths. Alio for tbe Improvement of WhiteLake harbor.From the Maine Legislature. In favor of ex-tending old to States for Ihe gradual abolitionof slavery, and professing a willingness to bearthe burdens thereby incurred.From George W. Rose, of New York, askingtbat leadlnsr rebels mar be hunt-, the secededStates reduced to Territories, and slavery abol-isnea in tne funnel oi uoiumoia.RZOZCT Or TBI SsHTHSOKHK.Mr. COLLAMER, from the Library Committee, renorted ibe House resolution annotating;Theodore D. Woolsey, of Connecticut, Regentof the Smithsonian institution, In place ofCornelius C. Feltoo, deceased, and recommended its passage.The resolution was agreed to.KisourrioN Auszzn to.On motion or Mr. NE3M1TU,itMOltcd, That the Secretary of War Is hereby directed to furnish to the Senate a copy "fthe report nf Brigadler-Ceneral Joseph K. F.Mansfield, relative to the ensacsraent with tberebel steamer Merrimae, on the 8th of March,10U4.niLLs ttmtonccin.By Mr. LATHAM: A bill to create a bureauof transportation.This bureau is to consist of one colonel, onelieutenant colonel, two msjors, and six captains,to oe enuiica to me ranx, pay, ana emolumentor officers of the tamo grade In Ihe quartermasler's department: ths bureau lo be under tbedirection of the quartermaster general. It Ismade toe auty oi tne chiel or the bureau topurchase or hlro transportation for the armv. Itseqnlpaga and supplies. The e (Beers are required to give bonds, and are prohibited fromtrade on penalty of being ignomlnbualy discharged. The bill was referred to the Military Committee. By Mr. WADE: A bill to provide ror a temporary government or the Territory or Arizina.Tblt bill is that of Mr. Ashley, (II. R. NoJ.')7,) introduced on tho 12th Instant, and excludes slavery from Arizona, and all otherTerritories which mav be formed 1By Mr.POMEROY: A bill loquiet the titlesOI certain lonns in riansas.ruan H00KD COLLKCTIOV DOTUICT.On motion or Mr. TEN EYUK, to changothe location or tbe port of entry for tbe Pugetsound collection atsirict, was taken up, considered, and passed.UOBTUOl'SK I8rECTIOV.On motion or Mr. CHANDLER, the Senateproceeded to Ihe consideration or the nousebill providing for tbe appointment or lighthouse Inspectors, which was briefly discussedby Messrs. Chandler. Ten Eyck, Clark, Colla-mer, urimes, anu ressenoen, ana us lurmerconsideration was laid over.ShAVLttT IN TBI. lUSTllICT.Mr. SUMNER, having tbo floor upon Ihesnecial order.the bill for'he abolition cf slave.ry in the District of Columbia, made an argument against Ihe constitutional existence ofslavery in tbe District or UolutLbia, and uponIbe propriety and constitutionality of psyingmoney in compensation. He would appropriate the money required, not ai compensation,out as a ransom. .On motion, the bill wan laid over till lo morrow at 1 o'olock.On motion of Mr. WILSON, of Massachusetts, the Senate went Into exicmlre session.Adjourned.HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.case or j. ntnousON a kaui.Mr. DAWE3, frem tho Committee on Ulectlois, called up ibe resolution reporting adversely to the claims of J. Ferguson Vcach,from tne seventh congressional district ol Virginia, to a seat In tho House. Report adopted.NAVALOn motion or Mr. STEVENS, nf Pennsylvania, the Naval Appropriation bill, with Senate's amendments, providing $13,000,000 rorthe construction of iron clad war vcsset, andthe completion or the Stevens battery, lyasappropriately referred.TAX Dili.On motion of Mr. hTKVENS. tbe Housewent Into Committee of Ibe Whole, and resumed tbe consideration or Ihe lax bill.Several changes and amendments were made.among which are the following :Tbe duty on leather ot various kinds wasreduced fjfty per centum. On wine madefrom grapes, reduced from ten to f)vo cents pergallon. Qn varnish, made wholly or in partfrom gnm copal or other gum' or substances,five per centum ari valorem.' The tax on (fourwas stricken out On cloth, woolen and cotton fabrics, three per centum ad valorem. Onraw cotton one cent per pound, un uil ffli(onon hand May 1, Igfji, held py any pgrsoos,corporations, or associationsOn furs, five ncr centum oul valorem, nravtded no duty on furs be collected until after theexpiration of the Reciprocity Treaty withGreat Britain. On diamonds, emeralds, andjewelry, three per centum ad valorem. Oa pianos, organs, anu meioaeons. ciccdi inose usedIn places of worship, the duty is graduated asfollows :On Instruments worth 150 and under $100,fift cents. ' " '' Qn instruments worth $10p and under $200,one dollar.un instruments worm zuu and under lijuu,two dollars.Oa Instruments worth $300 and under $100.tnrae dollars.On instruments worth $100 and under $300.five dollars,On Instruments worth $300 and under $000.six dollars.Mr. ALDRICn, or Minnesota, olfered anamendment to the seventy firth section, fixing atax of flvo dollars on tbe " harp ol a thousandsmogs," wnicn passed, aniiaei mucn merrimentThe seventy sixth section, relating to slauchtercd cattle, hogs, and sheen, was so amendedks lo apply only to persons engaged In thesmugniering business, and not lo personsslaughtering mesa animals ior tneir own use.Alter niriner cntnges oi a minor character,the committee arose, and the House adj urned,Ibe Oath of Fidelity and Alleglanca.By tbe act pasted by the General Assemblyof Virginia on the 10th or February last, thefollowing parsons are required to lake ths oathol allegiance aod fidelity prescribed by theconvention which assembled at Wheeling, onmo inn oi June, ieoi,viz:Persons desiring al llcenso to practice annrofesslon. or to carrv on anv hnslness nr millog for which a license Is reqnlr d by existinglaws. iResident attorneys.Agents of mining or manufacturing comnanles or Bsaoclatlons.whether Incorporated or not :agents of coat or timber companies, foreign ofdomestic, having a depot In the State. Allclerks and agents of persons who are requiredto take the oath. .Ministers celebrating the rito of matrimony.Physicians, surgeons and dentists.Bank directors and officers.Keepers or bridges, roads and ferries.Officers snd clerks of corporations, aatociatlons and institutions In which Ibe State has anInterest 'Goifncllmen.Clerks and deputy clorks ol courts.Comralitioaers In chancery,NotarletTbe act provides for registering the oaths,and for punishing violation! of them.Tbe law continues In force until the end oftbe present war, aod no longer,Tho oath has to be taken on or before theJ Hh day of April next.PBCIAL ORDEH.IIiadom, Pkovost Marshal's Orrtcc,Citt or Washikotox. March 29. 186.'.Spcolal Ordsr No. 21,The requirement of Pastes from persontytsltlog Maryland will ocas from this date.By order:MsJ. W. E. DosTxa, Provost Marshal.Cbuuxh E. Robinsom, AdJ't.PBCIAL, OBDBR.UUDeUUIITERK,Pkovost Marshal's Orncx,City or. Washington,Wnrti. 9fl IfiAOSptolal Order, No. 19.All passes heretofore Issued from these Headquarters to the Slit Instant, will not be renewed, bnt recognized until further orders.By order or MsJ. W. E. Dostxh,'Provoat Marshal.0. E. Robinson,mar29-lw Adjutant.OFFICIAL.DzrARTvzxT or Stats,Washington, March 28, 1803.The following eztraet from a dispatch received at this Department from Mr. John de laMonUgnle, the Consul or the Unlttd States atNtntet, Is published for general Information!" I have the honor to lay that vessels comingfrom the United States to this port surfer lossesthrough the Ignorance or owners as to existingfaots here." I propose to briefly and concisely presentthese faots to the Department."Vessels usually take charters to delivercargoes either at Palmboeuffor Nantes." There Is water enough Rt Pslmboeuf, butthe exposures In reaching this roadstead aresometimes perilous." The lowest river water between St. Nszalreand Nantes is from ten to twelve feet In winter,and as low as seven feet In summer." A vessel drawing over ten feet must lighterpart or all hsr cargo at n cost of money andtime tn her owners." If the vessel comes to Nantes, she mutt paypilotage, and, optionally, towage." If partly discharged at St. Nazalre, thecargo la at the risk of the ship or tbo Insuranceuntil delivered at Nantes."The vessel pays half brokerage atSLNazalre, and full brokerage added at Nantos." The risks on Ihe river are considerable.Damage rrom ' fouling ' Is frequent In a crowdad, narrow, and swift river." I would adoise all charters to bo made to SI.Nazairc, nof JVanfcj or FaimboevJ. Here la alarge safe deck." The following eipensos of a vessol of fourhundred and ttcmlyour tons will give shipowners an idea of costs of rivor navigation:"Steam towage from Bt. Ntzalro to.Nantes ar, francs." Iteturn towage to St. Nsralro 250 "" Itlvor pilotage from Bt. Naralre toNantes, with steam 8 "" Itlver pilotage from Nsnlen, )n SI.Nazaire,wllh steam 62 ""Total pilotage with ste.im ... 1M "" River pilotage Irom St. Nizatre toNantes, without steam Ho "" Itlver pilotage from Nantes to St.Nszalre, without tteam no "" Total without stosm 2aO "" Lighterage rrom Bt. Nazalre to Nantes,about J francs per ton for uhcat." Lighterage on fumocr, about 2 franos perton." A work Is In contemplation on the Loirewhich ezpects to maVe fifteen feet water In themost shoal parts of the river. Its success Isproblematical."Shipowners should know that advances onfreight are not usually made here until all thefreight is delivered."mar SI StirUVPICIAL.TltZASUllY DtrARTVZNT,March 21, 18o2.BuUera ol bonds or tbe United States datedOctober 1, 1801, and payable three years fromdate, are hereby notified that provision hasbeen made for Jbe paymenf, In ooln, or thecoupons of semi annual Interest which will become due on the 1st April, proximo, agreoablyto their tenor, by the Treasurer of the UnitedStates at Washington, by the Assistant Treasurer at Boston, New york, and Philadelphia,and by the Depositary of the United Slates atCincinnati, Ohio.All suoh coupons, together with sohedulesshowing tbe number of each coupon, and theaggregate sum ol each parcel, must he presented for examination and verification atleastthree full business days before payment.S. P. C1JASK,becrotary of the Treasury,mar 2' dtAl' QFFJIAL.Dbpartuent or Statb,X IfajWniilon, Jan. 23, 1862.The Secretary of Sta,to will hereafter receivemembers of Congress on business on Saturdays,commencing with Saturday, the first ol nextmonth.WILLIAM n. SEWARD.OFFICIAL,.TSIABUKT DirAllTUSNT,February , 1882.Noras Is hereby given df the readiness ofthis nepartmfcrit to redeem tne Treasury notesfiayable In dny y,r from date. Authorized lirhe apt of Congtess approved ueoember 23d,1837, and the Treasury notes payable tn tlxtydays rrom date, authorized by tbe aot of Congress approved 2d March, 18Si.Interest on Treasury notet of the above lasues will ceaae on the 7th day of April next bythe terms of those acta respectively,rah 6-Up7OFFICIAL.War Dzpartuvnt,January 21, 1862.Ordered, That the War Department will beclosed Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, andFridays against all other business but that whichrelates to active military operations In tbe field.Saturdays Will be devoted to the business ofSenators and Representatives.Mondays to the business ol the public.Edwin M. Stanton,Ja22 -tf Secretary of War.-Vf A N II O O IJHOW LOST! HOW RESTORED!Juit published, In sealed envlope ritco.lx centsA Ltcturc en tho nature, Treatment andIUdrO14'ure of gpermitoirha-i or Seminal Wealfneat. lOvOionlarjF Kmiaalons, bexiul Debility, acdImi'tdlnenta 10 Hariligo"rencrallji,,NerrontiradlCrnumptloQ, Kpltepny ttd rlU Mental and Fhyfi.cal Incftnacliyiv re u It in r irom Self AbuMo.&c JljrHOUr J UULVKUWKLT M D , Author of theUneo Bxk,io"A Boon to Thousands of Sufferers."Sent under ral. In a plain envelope, to any addreu,poat paia, on re-ceiti oi tux ccm. or twottlfftxa-tunD, by ,,Vr Ul J. U. KLINE,137 liow-T, Nrw York,Tost Offloe Box, 4U0.p l-dwl3m7VTO MONEY I NO MONBY INhiiaoldlera without money t 1 rerybody withoutmane I iVe, howerer, wilt remind our manyfriend In tbe Army and Navy, that we continuallykeep allY- and actlM, and .hill be pleated to filleven tine jmalluat order of oufi,' JlJSm'CELEBBATfiD'MRD PORTRAITSOf General., Coloncla, I adjea, to , $o . which are jU I'tc.pei luawa Ha vaiutJU uy iiingn crciyboutuur uuiiceuuD uumucn i( biki increusjes quit.BemembertTWKNTY fclYJSLlNI. KNOlCAVLOlUAUI) FOltrUAlTS lor One Dollar , md a larger!dleoouDt made to agenti alnce we reduced the refill 1pneo. uircniar ana lennmeni on application toL. I'BANU A CO.rubllanera,No 620 Seventh itreet,sp 1 tf I our Door above 1, up atairs.